Brighter Futures/Building Healthier Communities was designed to help promote a healthy lifestyle and encourage healthy growth and development for all community members. The program is focused on Health Promotion and Prevention, and physical activity for all ages. To encourage participation and motivate the community to get active and stay healthy.

Brighter Futures/Building Healthier Communities is now located on the second level of the Makwa Centre.The program provides internet access, video games, basketball, board games, movies, homework and research.

Services:
• Kid’s Initiatives
• Youth Initiatives
• Community Initiatives

Kid’s Initiatives:
The program provides a number of social and recreational activities for children. They provide, t-ball, mini softball, girls and boys basketball. They also run an annual 5 week Summer Day Camp, the summer day camp offers arts and crafts, workshops, recreation, and each afternoon is a certified swimming program with a Swimming Instructor. Each year fun activities are planned for Halloween and Christmas.

Youth Initiatives:
The Youth Center is open on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Makwa Hall. The Youth Center activities include internet access, movies, basketball, homework area, air hockey, video games and often hold youth 3 on 3 basketball tournaments.

Community Initiatives:
The program organizes the annual community Sno-fest which has been taking place for approximately 15 years. Many activities are held during the Sno-fest which usually occurs the first week of February. They include but are not limited to the following: Poker Run, Broomball, Sleigh Rides, Pageants, Teen Dances, Kid’s Games, Fishing Derby. They organize other community functions such as Native Solidarity Day activities, Poker Walkathon, and Walking Clubs. Brighter Futures hosts Fitness Frenzy on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for community members. It is also available to the community members Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The fitness rooms include a circuit set-up with various equipment, treadmills, stability balls, steppers and a universal weight system. Also, with the Fitness Program, we have a Certified Fitness Instructor/Trainer available on Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. for aerobic classes.

Brighter Futures/Building Healthier Communities Coordinator: Kerry Andrews

Telephone:
613-625-1714

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